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April 28, 2010
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Study: The human brain may not be special
Cambridge, England (UPI) Apr 27, 2010
A British-led study has found striking similarities among the human brain, the nervous system of the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans and computer chips. A team of U.K., U.S. and German neuroscientists and computer experts led by University of Cambridge Professor Edward Bullmore compared the way the systems are organized and found all three have the same networking principles. The researchers said they found all three share two basic properties: All have the same architecture, with t ... read more

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WATER WORLD

S.Korea completes world's longest seawall
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CLIMATE SCIENCE

Soil Microbes Produce Less Atmospheric CO2 Than Expected With Climate Warming
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ABOUT US

Tech trouble causing Computer Stress Syndrome: study
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SHAKE AND BLOW

Volcano showers sand and ash over Guatemala: institute
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

UN cruise ship hotel to leave Haiti
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ABOUT US

Melting ice reveals ancient hunting tools in Canadian north
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CLIMATE SCIENCE

Study Reconstructs Devastating Droughts Across Asia
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WATER WORLD

Tajikistan dam project hit by controversy
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AFRICA NEWS

Rebel faction ready for talks on Senegal's Casamance
SINO DAILY

China official orders protester run over with truck: report
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SHAKE AND BLOW

Vesuvius is Italy's 'biggest public safety problem'
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Scientists Study Glaciovolcanoes Mountains
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Iceland airports close again due to volcanic ash: authority
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CLIMATE SCIENCE

Australia delays carbon trading scheme
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WATER WORLD
Scientists test powerful ocean current off Antarctica
Paris (AFP) April 25, 2010
Oceanographers said on Sunday they had measured a system of mighty currents off Antarctica that are a newly-discovered factor in the equation of climate change. The system, known as Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW), is generated in clockwise movement in four big sea shelves that abut Antarctica - the Weddell Sea, Prydz Bay, Adelie Land and Ross Sea. Extremely cold water sinks to the bottom ... more

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WHOI Scientists Find Ancient Asphalt Domes Off California Coast
Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Apr 27, 2010
They paved paradise and, it turns out, actually did put up a parking lot. A big one. Some 700 feet deep in the waters off California's jewel of a coastal resort, Santa Barbara, sits a group of football-field-sized asphalt domes unlike any other underwater features known to exist. About 35,000 years ago, a series of apparent undersea volcanoes deposited massive flows of petroleum 10 miles o ... more

FARM NEWS
Rooftop farming booming in New York
New York (AFP) April 23, 2010
Urban farming is a growth industry in New York city's concrete jungle, and with little open land free agriculturalists and beekeepers have taken to the rooftops to pursue their passion. Andrew Cote uses the emergency fire ladder to climb up to the roof of his East Village building, where he tends to 250 bee hives. Cote, a professor of Japanese literature doubles up as president of the Ne ... more

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ENERGY TECH

Fears grow over oil spill off US coast

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MISSILE NEWS
Oshkosh Awarded Contract For In Theater MRAP Support

Boeing Expands SDB I Weapon's Capability With Block 09 Software

US military concerned about 'over-medication' of troops

MISSILE NEWS
LockMart Receives THAAD Field Support Contract

Poland to receive first US missiles in May: ministry

Official Details Results Of US Missile Review

MISSILE NEWS
Syria,Iran arm Hezbollah with improved missiles: US

India arms jets with BrahMos missiles

Raytheon Awarded US Navy Missile Launcher Contract

MISSILE NEWS
Brazil plans an armed force of 500,000

U.K. to repay Iran $650 million for tanks

Israel 'cuts arms sales to Turkey'

MISSILE NEWS
Robot takes on battle of the bulge

Robonaut Set To Join Space Station Crew As R2

A Cyborg Space Race

MISSILE NEWS
Scientists Favor Needles Over Tablets For Global Vaccinations

One year on, Mexico still recovering from swine flu

Mexico helped avoid one million swine flu deaths: minister

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ENERGY NEWS
Renewable Energy Atlas Shows Vermont's Energy Options
Redlands CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2010
The Renewable Energy Atlas of Vermont, built on ESRI's ArcGIS technology, was launched on Earth Day, April 22, 2010. Web site visitors can identify, visualize, and analyze data about existing and promising renewable energy projects for Vermont's towns and counties. Visitors to the Renewable Energy Atlas of Vermont Web site can select from biomass, efficiency, geothermal, hydroelectric, solar, and wind renewable energy data layers and use geographic information system (GIS) tools to view existing a ... read more

ENERGY NEWS
Sarkozy seeks to bury the hatchet in China

Walker's World: Lone Ranger losing Tonto

Japan PM rules out 2006 deal on US base

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ENERGY NEWS
Nuclear-free Mideast key to settling Iran nuclear issue: Egypt

Brazil demands Iran guarantee nuclear work is non-military

US, Iran fight for UN votes over Tehran's nuclear program

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ENERGY NEWS
LockMart Receives THAAD Field Support Contract

Poland to receive first US missiles in May: ministry

Official Details Results Of US Missile Review

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ENERGY NEWS
Syria,Iran arm Hezbollah with improved missiles: US

India arms jets with BrahMos missiles

Raytheon Awarded US Navy Missile Launcher Contract

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ENERGY NEWS
Virgin's Branson attacks volcano cloud shutdown

In London, air passengers desperately hope for departures

Frustrated passengers begin exodus from Asia's airports

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